Originally posted by Creeperlox:

Plains tier armor doesn't even use blackmetal?

Why send the player back two biomes to old dungeons (for main equipment items) instead of focusing on new areas? I'm just referencing the plains game play at the moment, which I'm starting to realize feels pretty empty without its own dungeons, only one set of armor, etc. But, even Mistlands uses a ton of iron. You get a whole new smelter--that doesnt even smelt other items--and you only use it for a few tools? Hopefully the last two late-game areas won't ALSO depend on iron. I really don't care to spend the rest of my in-game time digging out the swamps..

Pro tip....you don't need Iron from swamps, you can get it in other places....including Mistlands. No need to travel backward. I just used 600 iron in wooden beams for my Dark Marble Mage Tower, never left the Mistlands.